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H.R. 2140: Internet Gambling Study Act

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H.R. 2140: Internet Gambling Study Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-03 · Law · Latest: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Internet Gambling Study Act

Plain summary

Internet Gambling Study Act - Requires the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study of Internet gambling, including the existing legal framework that governs such activities and transactions and the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act on Internet gambling in the United States.

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Official text

Internet Gambling Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · 73 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC) and 13 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2140 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110